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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1959
Page
1
The piece argues that Soviet warnings to Italy, Greece, and Germany over missile bases are bluster. It asserts Turkey will proceed with bases, citing long hostilities with Russia as familiarity. It claims Red threats are Wind written and Moscow acts only when strong, not by threats.
The first million dollar rain of the season fell Sunday evening, bringing much needed moisture to crops and promising a bountiful harvest. The agriculture department plans a research program on pesticide effects on wildlife, warning chemicals can upset nature’s balance and threaten animal and human life. It also notes nuclear warfare would be equally destructive to all sides, discouraging any release of such forces.
In Las Vegas AP reports scientists conducted a full scale test of an atomic rocket engine at Jackass Flats on the Nevada proving grounds. The experiment measured radioactivity and heat impact amid four plumes and a contrived chemical effect for air sampling by Air Force bombers. The Kiwi-A engine, named after the flightless bird, is heavy and not yet fit for flight.
The article notes Atomic Energy Commission scientists in Los Alamos New Mexico are developing follow up rocket engines named Dumbo and Condor. These are believed to be flight versions of the Kiwi A.
A report to the State Board of Regents shows the University of Iowa's athletic department spent over 7300 to send the football team guests band and Highlanders to the 1959 Rose Bowl. Revenue mainly from the Big Ten Conference allotment exceeded 200000 with total expenses over 207000.
Jailer Glenn Feifarek at the Oconto County jail was sentenced to 60 days for assault and was dismissed from his post, reflecting a rare fall from inside the facility.
The blurb lists subscription prices for various delivery methods and regions. Rates vary by carrier, mail, and location with different terms for Atlantic, Cass county, adjoining counties, and national or international destinations.
Drew Pearson reports Standard Oil of California and Superior Oil flew four Republican Assembly members to Sacramento to block Gov. Pat Brown’s proposed severance tax. The plan would cut pay raises for teachers and professors and boost Rockefeller interests. The piece also notes lobbying pressure on Adm. Strauss confirmation and the Harlem Globetrotters planned Moscow trip financed by the Soviet Union.
In a Masters' individuel Championship play segment Becker leads as top seed and South dealer with North-South vulnerable. Howard Schenken and John Crawford coordinate a successful score against East-West by a clever two notrump response to a heart bid, aimed to disrupt the opponent's hand unfolding at Table No. 1. The East-West pair were acting in error as the section played out.
A 1950 syndicated column debunks myths about epilepsy, noting it is a symptom with varied causes and that most patients can recover or manage with treatment. It emphasizes not equating epilepsy with low intelligence and highlights the potential for psychiatric support in related conditions.
The poem recalls missed chances and longing as the speaker laments what might have been with Jen and the chance of marriage. A closing note mentions Louis Prima, famed orchestra leader, crafting a fiddle from a cigar box and borrowed dolin strings.
Town Mutual Dwelling Insurance Co of Des Moines will hold a meeting for its south western Iowa agents at Hotel Whitney tomorrow. Ralph and Dick McCauley will host with President Lester T. Jones and three company executives presiding. attendees include agents from Adair Ankeny Atlantic Avoca Bedford Clarinda Council Bluffs Elkhart Gravity Indianola Lenox Nor walk Oakland Red Oak Shelby Sidney Stuart Winterset and other towns.
Mrs Maude Knickerbocker announced on Monday she will resign from the Republican State Central Committee effective July 1. Verne Martin state GOP chairman said a 2nd District meeting will be held July 6 in Manchester to select her successor. Knickerbocker has served since 1958 and is moving to Florida.
Iowa participates in four areas of the national defense education program. Local schools must match federal funds dollar for dollar for science math and language projects. About 70 schools have applied. total state funds amount to 129 thousand dollars with 900 thousand appropriated for the current year and 344 thousand for the next fiscal year.
Robert Drail 26 of Peoria drowned Sunday while swimming with his three children at Lake Story near here. He moved from shallow to deep water and disappeared. Lifeguards found his body shortly after.
Local school agencies may be reimbursed for motion picture projectors and television sets among other items. Textbooks and chemicals are not on the list. The guideline covers salaries travel and office equipment for guidance staff and clerical assistance. All secondary schools may participate in a testing program but only four tests will be reimbursed. One test set for grades 7 8 9 and another for grades 10 11 12 must be administered.
Dr. Dudley White of Boston advised that the American Heart Association should not merge its independent fund drive with United Fund or Community Chest drives. White, who treated President Eisenhower during his 1955 heart attack, called the proposal too serious to hide within a united fund segment.
Pravda denounces Bonn for choosing West Berlin as the site of West Germany’s presidential election on July 1. It argues moving the election to West Berlin provokes East Germany and worsens international tensions. Inner space note follows about the planet’s 52 million square miles of land.
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